TIDMBARC TIDMVPC 
 
The Rule 8.3 report published earlier today contained incorrect holdings and trade data. Corrected data is shown on this 
report. 
 
FORM 8.3 
 
    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 
 
 
1.   KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC 
(Note 1) 
Company dealt in              VENTURE PRODUCTION 
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.004 
to which the dealings being 
disclosed relate (Note 2) 
Date of dealing               29 April 2009 
 
2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE 
 
(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant 
security dealt in (Note 3) 
 
                            Long                     Short 
 
                      Number       (%)         Number       (%) 
 
(1) Relevant       4,355,335     2.91%         46,044     0.03% 
securities 
(2) Derivatives       26,551     0.02%        417,512     0.28% 
(other than 
options) 
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00% 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
Total              4,381,886     2.93%        463,556     0.31% 
 
(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other 
     than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
Class of                    Long                     Short 
relevant 
security: 
 
                  Number              (%)   Number              (%) 
 
(1) Relevant 
securities 
 
(2) Derivatives 
(other than 
options) 
 
(3) Options and 
agreements to 
purchase/sell 
 
Total 
 
 
  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
Class of relevant security:   Details 
 
 
 
3.   DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
  (a)  Purchases and sales 
 
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit 
Purchase      6,289                7.9314 
Purchase      5,587                7.9557 
Purchase      3,474                7.9291 
Purchase      2,252                7.8949 
Purchase      1,300                7.9600 
Purchase      1,200                7.8507 
Purchase      792                  7.8863 
Purchase      3                    7.9500 
Sale          9,642                7.9390 
Sale          5,268                7.9885 
Sale          3,883                7.8963 
Sale          3,150                7.8889 
Sale          1,350                7.8445 
Sale          300                  7.9887 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per 
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP) 
CFD            Long          1350          7.8444 
CFD            Long          2000          7.8595 
CFD            Long          3150          7.8889 
CFD            Long          1883          7.9353 
CFD            Long          2479          7.9586 
CFD            Long          5268          7.9884 
CFD            Long          300           7.9887 
CFD            Long          3395          8.0228 
CFD            Long          1102          8.0235 
CFD            Long          727           8.0795 
CFD            Short         1200          7.8507 
CFD            Short         792           7.8863 
CFD            Short         890           7.8967 
CFD            Short         296           7.8968 
CFD            Short         3474          7.929 
CFD            Short         6289          7.9314 
CFD            Short         1821          7.9504 
CFD            Short         4681          7.9547 
CFD            Short         906           7.9607 
CFD            Short         3010          8.0754 
CFD            Short         4692          8.0834 
CFD            Short         1564          8.0835 
 
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled 
Deal Date      Long/Short    Number of Securities     Price per unit (GBP) 
27/04/2009     Short         1,564                    8.0858 
27/04/2009     Short         4,692                    8.083 
27/04/2009     Short         3,010                    8.0749 
28/04/2009     Short         1,821                    7.95 
28/04/2009     Short         890                      7.8979 
28/04/2009     Short         296                      7.8963 
27/04/2009     Long          545                      8.08 
27/04/2009     Long          182                      8.069 
28/04/2009     Long          1,102                    8.024 
27/04/2009     Long          3,395                    8.0232 
28/04/2009     Long          1,860                    7.9591 
28/04/2009     Long          619                      7.9563 
 
(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 
(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money 
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received 
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP) 
                varying etc.      relates (GBP) 
 
 
(ii) Exercising 
 
Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per 
call option         securities          unit (Note 5) 
 
 
 
 
(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
 
Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit 
(Note 8)                                (if applicable) 
                                        (Note 5) 
 
 
 
 
4.   OTHER INFORMATION 
None 
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the 
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of 
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or 
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any 
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is 
referenced.  If none, this should be stated. 
 
 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO 
 
 
Date of disclosure                         30 April 2009 
Contact name                               Geoff Smith 
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913 
If a connected EFM, name of 
offeree/offeror with which connected 
If a connected EFM, state nature of 
connection (Note 10) 
 
 
Notes 
 
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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